Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB 259
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Authorizes the creation of a civil protective order online application portal. (8/1/26)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Regina Ashford Barrow (Democratic)
Cosponsors (12)
- William "Bill" Wheat , Jr. (Republican)
- Larry Selders
- Ed Price (Democratic)
- Beth Mizell (Republican)
- Jay Luneau (Democratic)
- Samuel Jenkins (Democratic)
- Katrina Jackson-Andrews (Democratic)
- Cameron Henry (Republican)
- Royce Duplessis (Democratic)
- Gary Carter (Democratic)
- Sidney Barthelemy (Democratic)
- Mark Abraham (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 26, 2026): Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
Text versions
- Senate Committee Amendment, #2035, JUDB, Draft
- Senate Committee Amendment, #2098, JUDB, Adopted
- Senate Floor Amendment, #2860, Barrow, Adopted
- Senate Floor Amendment, #2893, Miller, G., Adopted
- SB259 Original
- SB259 Engrossed
- SB259 Reengrossed
- SB259 Enrolled
- SB259 Act
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#1572) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 28, 2026 Senate | CO-AUTHORS (#499) | fail | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 28, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#498) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary B. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B. - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Reported with amendments. - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call. - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
Called from the Calendar. - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. - May 5, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary. - May 20, 2026 · House
Reported favorably (11-1-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 25, 2026 · House
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. - May 26, 2026 · House
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading. - May 26, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/27/2026. - May 27, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Received from the House without amendments. - May 28, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 29, 2026 · House
Signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 29, 2026 · Senate
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. - Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 752. - Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
Effective date 8/1/2026.